Corporate Finance #15 Dividend Policy

Corporate Finance #15 Dividend Policy, available at $64.99, has an average rating of 4.55, with 42 lectures, based on 35 reviews, and has 26241 subscribers.

You will learn about Explain the factors involved when making corporate dividend policy decisions Describe dividend policy as it relates to phases in the corporate life cycle Discuss the impact shareholders have over dividend policy Explain dividend payment terms Compare stock dividends and cash dividends Describe when a company may use stock dividends Discuss the concept of a stock split Explain when a company may use a stock split This course is ideal for individuals who are Business students or Business professionals It is particularly useful for Business students or Business professionals.

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Title: Corporate Finance #15 Dividend Policy

Price: $64.99

Average Rating: 4.55

Number of Lectures: 42

Number of Published Lectures: 42

Number of Curriculum Items: 42

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 42

Original Price: $129.99

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What You Will Learn

Explain the factors involved when making corporate dividend policy decisions

Describe dividend policy as it relates to phases in the corporate life cycle

Discuss the impact shareholders have over dividend policy

Explain dividend payment terms

Compare stock dividends and cash dividends

Describe when a company may use stock dividends

Discuss the concept of a stock split

Explain when a company may use a stock split

Who Should Attend

Business students

Business professionals

Target Audiences

Business students

Business professionals

This course will cover corporate dividend policy.

We will include many example problems, both in the format of presentations and Excel worksheet problems. The Excel worksheet presentations will include a downloadable Excel workbook with at least two tabs, one with the answer, the second with a preformatted worksheet that can be completed in a step-by-step process along with the instructional videos.

Dividends represent earnings that a corporation distributes to owners. Dividends for a corporation can be compared do withdrawals from a sole proprietorship or partnership. However, there are substantial differences between a partnership withdrawal and a corporate dividend due to differences in the business structure.

A partner in a partnership generally has more control over the amount of draws they can take and when they can take them. Different partners may also draw different amounts at different times.

By contrast, a corporation must give uniform distributions of dividends to each class of shares, resulting in far less direct control by an individual shareholder to determine the amount of dividends or when they will be distributed.

The dividend distribution policy of a corporate can be very complex, involving many factors, including the life cycle of the company, the cash flow of the company, and the preferences of the shareholders.

A company that is in the growth phase of its life cycle is more likely to have smaller dividends, preferring to reinvest the money to grow operations. Shareholders who would like to invest over a longer time frame may like this policy because the increase in value of the company will increase the value of the shares.

A company in a mature phase of the life cycle may not have as much need to reinvest earnings and is more likely to distribute earnings to shareholders. Many investors like investing in dividend yielding companies because they receive a return on their investment in the form of dividends.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: 1805 Dividend Policy

Lecture 2: 1810 Other Things That Impact Dividend Policy

Lecture 3: 1815 Dividend Payment Terms

Lecture 4: 1820 Stock Dividend

Lecture 5: 1825 Stock Split

Chapter 2: Practice Probs. – Dividend Policy

Lecture 1: OneNote Resource

Lecture 2: 1813 Payout Ratio

Lecture 3: 1814 Payout Ratio, Dividends Per Share, Dividend Yield

Lecture 4: 1816 Retained Earnings & Dividend Limits

Lecture 5: 1817 Dividend Projection Life Cycle

Lecture 6: 1818 Stock Split & Stock Dividend

Lecture 7: 1819 Dividend Payout Policy Analysis

Lecture 8: 1820 Annual Dividend Yield, EPS, & Price Earnings Ratio

Lecture 9: 1821 Earnings Per Share, Dividends Per Share, & Dividend Yield

Lecture 10: 1822 Ex Dividend Stock Price

Lecture 11: 1823 Stock Dividend & Cash Dividend Impact on Equity Section

Lecture 12: 1825 Dividends vs Investment Analysis

Lecture 13: 1826 Dividend Policy Impact on Price or Stock Value

Lecture 14: 1827 Stock Split 3 for 1 and 2 for 1

Lecture 15: 1828 Stock Dividend Impact on Equity & Investor Value

Lecture 16: 1829 Stock Dividend & Impact on Investor Holdings

Lecture 17: 1830 Reverse Stock Split

Lecture 18: 1831 Stock Repurchase vs Cash Dividend

Lecture 19: 1832 Dividend Payment Policy

Chapter 3: Excel Probs. – Dividend Policy

Lecture 1: 1813 Payout Ratio

Lecture 2: 1814 Payout Ratio, Dividends Per Share, Dividend Yield

Lecture 3: 1816 Retained Earnings & Dividend Limits

Lecture 4: 1817 Dividend Projection Life Cycle

Lecture 5: 1818 Stock Split & Stock Dividend

Lecture 6: 1819 Dividend Payout Policy Analysis

Lecture 7: 1820 Annual Dividend Yield, EPS, & Price Earnings Ratio

Lecture 8: 1821 Earnings Per Share, Dividends Per Share, & Dividend Yield

Lecture 9: 1822 Ex Dividend Stock Price

Lecture 10: 1823 Stock Dividend & Cash Dividend Impact on Equity Section

Lecture 11: 1825 Dividends vs Investment Analysis

Lecture 12: 1826 Dividend Policy on Price of Stock Valuation

Lecture 13: 1827 Stock Split 3 for 1 and 2 for 1

Lecture 14: 1828 Stock Dividend Impact on Equity & Investor Value

Lecture 15: 1829 Stock Dividend & Impact on Investor Holdings

Lecture 16: 1830 Reverse Stock Split

Lecture 17: 1831 Stock Repurchase vs Cash Dividend

Lecture 18: 1832 Dividend Payment Policy

Instructors

Robert (Bob) Steele
CPA, CGMA, M.S. Tax, CPI

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